The reliability of three perceptual evaluation scales for dysphonia

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 261, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 429-434

  Webb, A L ^a   Carding, P N ^a,d   Deary, I J ^b   MacKenzie, K ^c   Steen, N ^a   Wilson, J A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erceptual evaluation; Reliability; Voice quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUFFALO VOICE PROFILE SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; GRBAS SCALE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHONATION; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAPE RECORDER; VOCAL PROFILE ANALYSIS SCHEME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOICE DISORDERS; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 4644282219     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-003-0707-7     Document Type: Article

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